Vehicle-seat.



No. 872,554. v PATENTED DEG. s, 1907.

w. BREWSTER. VEHICLE SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED 00123. 1906.

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WILLIAM BREWSTER, OF MOUNT CARMEL, CONNECTICUT.

VEHICLE-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907'.

Application filed October 23. 1906- Serial No. 840,163.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BREWSTER, of Mount Carmel, New Haven county,Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Vehicle-Seats, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved seatapplied to an automobile; and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the seatfolded back.

This invention relates to vehicle seats, and its prime object is toprovide an improved supplemental or auxiliary seat which may beconveniently brought into position for use and also folded into compactform when not in use.

While the seat is capable of general use, it is particularly designedfor the tonneau portions of automobile bodies, and it is proposed tosituate the supplemental seat between the usual back seat and one of theside doorways of the body. When the seat is in use, it obstructs thedoorway, and therefore it is an important object of the invention topermit of the seat being moved to one side of the doorway and to befolded against one side of the vehicle body, thereby to allow of thefree use of the doorway.

A further object of the invention is to have the device entirelycomplete in itself, in order that it may be mounted in any of theordinary types of automobiles or vehicles with out requiring any changeor alterations therein.

WVith these and other objects in view, the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportions, size and minor details may be made within thescope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

To illustrate the application and operation of the present invention,there has been shown in the accompanying drawing a portion A of thetonneau of an ordinary type of automobile having the usual reartransverse seat 2, and a side doorway B, somewhat in front of the seat.

In carrying out the presentinvention, a suitable support such as a blockC, is suitably secured vnthin the body of the vehicle between thetransverse seat 2 andthe doorway B, which block is intended to serve asa support for the supplemental seat. The supplemental seat 3 is of anyapproved shape and size, according to the dimensions of the vehiclebody. T o the underside of this seat there is secured a yoke-shapedbracket 4, provided at its rear end with a tubular knuckle or eye 4?,there being a similar knuckle or eye 4* upon an intermediate portion ofthe bracket, preferably about mid way between the front and rear ends ofthe seat. gitudinally of the seat adjacent what is its lower edge whenfolded into an inoperative position, and are designed to slide and alsoto rotate upon a guidebar 5, disposed longitudinally of the vehicle andmounted upon the base or su porting member C. The guidebar 5 is, ofcourse, spaced above the These knuckles or eyes are alined lonbase orsupport C, preferably by means of a leg standard 9, at the rear end ofthe bar, the arm of the standard being provided with a bracket or baseplate 10, resting flat upon the top of the support, and secured theretoby means of suitable fastenings. The forward end of the guidebarprojects somewhat in advance of the base C, and is provided with adepending rebent elbow 1.1, having its lower extremity resting upon thetop of the base C.

When the seat is not in use, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, it isheld in its upright folded position by means of a latch member 6, whichis carried by the eye or knuckle 4 and engages a keeper member 7, whichis in the nature of a ledge or bar secured to the adj acent side of thevehicle body, and extends rearwardly a suitable distance from a pointslightly in rear of the doorway, whereby the latch 6 is capable ofengaging the keeper member throughout a considerable portion of thesliding movement of the seat, so as to effectually prevent dropping ofthe seat until it has been moved forwardly and the latch disengaged fromkeeper member. In the operative osition of the seat, as shown in Fig. 1of t e drawing, the latch member 6 is received within the slot or socketof a stop device 8, the latter being secured to the adj acent side ofthe vehicle body between the front end of the keeper member 7 and therear edge of the doorway.

In practice, the seat occupies the osition shown in Fi 2, when not inuse, an is held against accidental displacement by jolting of thevehicle through the medium of the latch member 6 bearing against thekeeper member 7. WVhen it is desired to use the seat, it is first slidforwardly until the latch member 6 is free from the forward end of thekeeper member 7, whereupon the seat is swung downwardly and the latch 6will swing into the slot or socket of the stop device 8 and engage theupper wall of the socket, as shown in Fig. 1, when the seat has assumeda horizontal position. It will here be noted that when the seat is inits operative position, it is held against sliding movement on the bar 5by reason of the latch 6 fitting snugly within the socket or slottedportion of the stop device 8.

To fold the seat, it is first swung upwardly until the latch 6disengages the stop device 8 and is beyond the front face of the keepermember 7, whereupon the seat may be slid rearwardly and will be held inits upright folded position by reason of the latch 6 engaging the frontface of the keeper member 7.

It will here be explained that the base member C should terminate at orshort of the rear side of the doorway, so as not to obstruct the latter,but the front end of the guide bar 5 should-be projected somewhat infront of the base member, in order that the seat may be slid as far aspossible from the main seat 2. In this connection, it will be noted thatthe rebent or elbowed portion 11 of the guide bar brings the support forthe forward end of the bar in front of the stop device 8, thereby toaccommodate the latch 6 and permit of it being unobstructedly moved intoengagement with the stop device 8.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed and is desired tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a support and guide barhaving one end provided with a leg standard connected to the support,the other end of the bar projecting beyond the support and having areturn elbow bearing against the support to space the bar therefrom, aseat mounted to slide and rotate upon the guide bar, a latch membercarried by the seat, a keeper bar in substantial parallelism with theguidebar in position for frictional engagement by the latch to preventswinging of the seat during its sliding movement, and a stop devicedisposed for engagement by the latch when thelatter has cleared thekeeper bar and the seat has been turned into its operative position.

2. A device of the class described comprising a guide bar, a seat, aslide carried by the seat and embracing the guide bar to slide and turnthereon. a latch member carried by the slide, a keeper bar below and insubstantial parallelism with the guide bar in position for frictionalengagement by the latch to prevent swinging of the seat during itssliding movement, and-means disposed for engagement by the latch whenthe latter has cleared the keeper bar and the seat has been turned intoits operative position.

3. The combination with a vehicle body, of a guide bar spaced from oneside of the body, a seat slidable upon the guide bar and capable ofbeing swung thereon into operative and inoperative positions, a keeperbar secured to the adjacent side of the vehicle below and in substantialparallelism with the guide bar, a latch member carried by the seat and'l'rictionally engaging the keeper to support the seat in an uprightposition, the seat capable of being turned down into a horizontalposition when the latch has cleared one end of the keeper bar, and meansupon the side of the vehicle for engagement by the latch in thehorizontal position of the seat to support the seat in its operativeposition.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

WVILLIAM BREWSTER.

Witnesses:

WASHINGTON H. IRWIN, LEDYARD A. LANDIS.

